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संजय उवाच उलूकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः सेनां निर्यापयामास धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाम्
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, hearing the words of Uluka, began to move his army at the head of which was Dhrishtadyumna.
पदातिनीं नागवतीं रथिनीमश्ववृन्दिनीम् चतुर्विधबलां भीमामकम्प्यां पृथिवीमिव
M. N. Dutt: That fierce army, immovable as the earth itself, had all the four divisions, namely foot soldiers, elephants, chariots and horses.
भीमसेनादिभिर्गुप्तां सार्जुनैश्च महारथैः धृष्टद्युम्नवशां दुर्गां सागरस्तिमितोपमाम्
M. N. Dutt: The army was protected by men of terrific strength and by the great car warriors including Arjuna; and under the leadership of Dhrishtadyumna it was still as the sea.
तस्यास्त्वग्रे महेष्वासः पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः द्रोणप्रेप्सुरनीकानि धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रकर्षति
M. N. Dutt: In the van of it were the great bowman, the prince of Panchala, hard to vanquish in battle and Dhrishtadyumna desirous of an encounter with Drona, attributing particular tasks to each warrior.
यथाबलं यथोत्साहं रथिनः समुपादिशत् अर्जुनं सूतपुत्राय भीमं दुर्योधनाय च
M. N. Dutt: He gave instructions to car warriors each according to his strength and energy; and he appointed Arjuna to fight with the son of a Suta. Bhima with Duryodhana,
अश्वत्थाम्ने च नकुलं शैब्यं च कृतवर्मणे सैन्धवाय च वार्ष्णेयं युयुधानमुपादिशत्
AI Translation: He assigned Nakula to Ashvatthama and Saibya to Kritavarma, and he assigned Yuyudhana to Saindhava.
शिखण्डिनं च भीष्माय प्रमुखे समकल्पयत् सहदेवं शकुनये चेकितानं शलाय च
AI Translation: He assigned Shikhándin to fight Bhishma, Sahadeva to fight Shákuni, and Chekitána to fight Shalya.
धृष्टकेतुं च शल्याय गौतमायोत्तमौजसम् द्रौपदेयांश्च पञ्चभ्यस्त्रिगर्तेभ्यः समादिशत्
AI Translation: He assigned Dhrishtaketu to Shalya, and the best of the Gāutama clan to Uttamāujas. He assigned the five sons of Drāupadi to
वृषसेनाय सौभद्रं शेषाणां च महीक्षिताम् समर्थं तं हि मेने वै पार्थादभ्यधिकं रणे
M. N. Dutt: The son of Subhadra with Vrishasena and the rest of the rulers of the earth for he regarded him (Abhimanyu) as even superior to Arjuna himself in battle.
एवं विभज्य योधांस्तान्पृथक्च सह चैव ह ज्वालावर्णो महेष्वासो द्रोणमंशमकल्पयत्
M. N. Dutt: Having thus allotted among those warriors separately and collectively their respective tasks, that warrior, of the hue of fire, kept Drona for his own share,
धृष्टद्युम्नो महेष्वासः सेनापतिपतिस्ततः विधिवद्व्यूह्य मेधावी युद्धाय धृतमानसः
M. N. Dutt: The great bowman, Dhrishtadyumna, the general of the commander of the army, endued with intelligence, having prepared his troops, duly waited patiently for the battle.
यथादिष्टान्यनीकानि पाण्डवानामयोजयत् जयाय पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत्तस्तस्थौ रणाजिरे
M. N. Dutt: Having arranged the army of the Pandavas as indicated above, he waited calmly on the field of battle for the sake of victory to the sons of Pandu.